USA - Severe weather (media, NOAA WPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 15 May 2026)

Country: United States of America Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Severe weather, characterised by dust storms, affected Utah in the central-western United States on 13 May, causing severe weather-related incidents and resulting in casualties and damage. According to media, as of 14 May, seven people have been seriously injured in a dust-storm-related incident caused by low visibility on a major highway that has been closed in Utah, bordering Idaho. On 15 May, a clear sky is forecast for Utah; thunderstorms are expected for the eastern and central parts of the state on 16 May and for several states in the central-eastern United States.

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